Startups

Investment in one of Pakistan’s leading B2C eCommerce platform will enable the startup to acquire customers, add new products and expand its network of partners ISLAMABAD,  August 30,…

Saudi Arabia recently launched a fintech strategy with the goal of becoming a regional hub for financial technology.

The pilot approval is the second step towards receiving a full payment service provider licence and was granted based on Safepay fulfilling the SBP’s stringent criteria.

Founded by Haider Raza and Ammar Naveed, DealCart wants to address the low usage of e-commerce among middle and lower-income segments in Pakistan.

Lahore-based coworking space COLABS seeks to empower entrepreneurs and freelancers through its spaces and tech platform across Pakistan.

Trucking marketplace startup’s new round was co-led by Global Founders Capital and Fatima Gobi Ventures

Pakistan has seen exponential interest in the past two years, with Bloomberg reporting that Pakistani startups raised over US$300 million in 2021 alone.

KSA-based Lean Technologies closes US$33 million in Series A — the round marks Sequoia Capital’s first investment in the Gulf region.

Pakistan’s Tazah Technologies , a B2B fresh produce marketplace, closes US$6.5 million — the largest pre-seed round in Pakistan to date.

Global investors are pouring money into Pakistan’s budding tech sector. Funding this year has outstripped the last six combined.

Karachi, November 09, 2021 – Pakistan based fintech Savyour, which developed the country’s first cashback app and pay-per-sale affiliate marketing network, has raised US$3.3 million in a seed round…

Udhaar Book, a super app for small businesses, raised US$6 million in seed funding from Fatima Gobi Ventures, Muir Capital, JAM Fund, Commerce Ventures, Soma Capital, Liberty City…

Karachi, Pakistan, November 3, 2021: Trellis Housing Finance Limited (Trellis), an SECP licensed Housing Finance Company based in Karachi, has raised an investment round led by local and…

A digital wholesale platform for social sellers & retailers, Zarya will use this pre-seed round to expand its team and scale its offering.Zarya, a B2B platform for small…

Rider closed a US$2.3 million seed round led by Global Founders Capital, Fatima Gobi Ventures and ADB Ventures (the Asian Development Bank’s venture arm). Local investors TPL E-Ventures…

Founded by childhood friends Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz, Pakistan based ed-tech Maqsad is addressing the challenges within the Pakistani education system.

The startup has raised the largest ‘pre-seed round’ for any trucking startup in the world.

Forbes Asia showcases 100 Asia-Pacific companies and startups that are on the rise, bullish and agile even throughout the pandemic.

Airlift Technologies CEO Usman Gul featured on Bloomberg discussing the company’s latest US$85 million funding.

Airlift Technologies has raised a mega-round of US$85 million in Series B financing round for its quick commerce startup and plans to expand the service to many international markets in the next few months.

Recent flurry of foreign investors has helped increase round sizes significantly as 20 of the 35 deals were worth more than $1m.